And what are we, That hear the question of that voice sublime? Oh, what are all the notes that ever rung From war's vain trumpet, by thy thundering side ? Yea, what is all the riot man can make In his short life, to thy unceasing roar? And yet, bold babbler,... The Every Day Book for Youth - Page 38by Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1834 - 415 pagesFull view - About this book
| Rev. James Shaw - Clergy - 1867 - 472 pages
...what are we That hear the question of that voice sublime ? Oh ! what are all the notes that ever rang From war's vain trumpet, by thy thundering side? Yea, what is all the riot that man makes In his short life, to thy unceasing roar ? And yet, bold babbler, what art thou to Him... | |
| Mary Louise Redd Cook - Southern States - 1868 - 336 pages
...rocks ! Deep calleth unto deep. And what are we That hear the question of that voice sublime? Oh ! what are all the notes that ever rung From war's vain...heap'd the waters far Above its loftiest mountains? A light wave That breathes and whispers of its Maker's might. The travelers returned toward the latter... | |
| L M. Hotson - 1868 - 74 pages
...11. 2. " That's in the captain but a choleric word Which in the soldier is rank blasphemy." 3. " O ! what are all the notes that ever rung From war's vain trumpet, by thy thundering side ? " 4. " All hail great master ! grave sir, hail ! I come To answer thy best pleasure ; be't to fly,... | |
| David Grant (of Aberdeen) - 1871 - 478 pages
...rocks. Deep calleth unto deep. And what are we, That hear the question of that voice sublime? Oh ! what are all the notes that ever rung From war's vain...by thy thundering side ! Yea, what is all the riot that man makes, In his short life, to thy unceasing roar ! And yet, bold babbler, what art thou to... | |
| George Washington Holley - Geology - 1872 - 190 pages
...rocks. •" Deep calleth unto deep. And what are we That hear the question of that voice sublime ? Oh ! what are all the notes that ever rung From War's vain...heap'd the waters far Above its loftiest mountains ? — a light wave That breaks and whispers of its Maker's might." THE END. \ \ , I . . JUN 2 - 1331... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1875 - 392 pages
...that voice sul>falls, SONGS OF THREE CEXTUKIES. From war's vain trumpet, by thy thundering siile ? Yea, what is all the riot man can make In his short life, to thy unceasing roar? And yet, liold babbler, what art tliou to " Him Who drowned a world, and Leaped the waters far Above its loftiest... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1875 - 560 pages
...eternal rocks. Deep ealleth unto deep. And what are we, That hear the question of that voice sublime? O, what are all the notes that ever rung From war's vain trumpet, by thy thundering side t Yea, what is all the riot man can make In his short life, to thy unceasing roar? And yet, bold babbler,... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1876 - 599 pages
...eternal rocks. Deep calleth unto deep. And what are we, That hear the question of that voice sublime ? 0, what are all the notes that ever rung From war's vain...And yet, bold babbler, what art thou to Him ' Who drowned a world, and heaped the waters far Above its loftiest mountains ? — a light wave, That breaks,... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1876 - 562 pages
...question of that voice sublime ? 0, what are all the notes that ever rung play; SONGS OF THREE CENTURIES. From war's vain trumpet, by thy thundering side ?...roar? And yet, bold babbler, what art thou to Him Who drowned a world, and heaped the waters far Above its loftiest mountains? — a light wave, That breaks,... | |
| English poetry - 1879 - 328 pages
...eternal rocks. Deep calleth unto deep. And what are we, That hear the question of that voice sublime? Oh, what are all the notes that ever rung From war's vain...roar? And yet, bold babbler, what art thou to Him Who drowned a world, and heaped the waters far Above its loftiest mountains ? — a light wave, That breaks,... | |
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